Discarded Verruca Plaster
Well, since they shut the baths down And nobody can swim The one abiding memory I have is pretty grim Discarded verruca plaster Curled up like a piece of pasta What a poolside disaster…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
Prestonpans (Not Quite Portobello)
After all the hoo ha about Portobello beach being crowded yesterday, here’s an old They Might Be Gannets song featuring Edinburgh’s Riviera resort. Prestonpans – it’s near portybelly Yes, Prestonpans – it’s near portybelly…
I’m Not Drunk
If it’s true a drunk man leads a sad life That’s what they say, from day to day Then what do the sober do with their lives? On judgment day, with nothin’ to say?…
I Am Not Man
As the anti lockdown/virus/reality/grammar crew flex their placards, we remember one of the earliest Daily Reckless stramash-ups featuring Jonathan Richman/The Prisoner . Enjoy.
Cummings!
Dominic Cummings has been hired to help run No.10 So who is the divisive figure playing a key role in the government’s Brexit strategy? From Smurfland where we belong You don’t seem to know…
Oh Supertrump
As Trump drools over his ‘super duper missile’, let’s catch up with his previous promises to cure cancer, eradicate AIDS and land men on Mars… from the album Isis? What Isis? by Supertrump
Here In Scotland
To celebrate the release of a new Sparks album, here’s my Caledonian version of Here In Heaven: Here, there are lots of things to do And panoramic views Of countryside completely surrounding you And here…
Robert De Niro’s Fighting
“I mean he’s so blatantly stupid He’s a punk He’s a dog He’s a pig He’s a con A bullshit artist A muck who doesn’t know what he’s talking about He doesn’t do his…
Thicker Than Lulu
Wehhhhhhhlllllll…. I was minding my business Tousling my hair Then I decided to run the country It was worthwhile living a laughable life To set my eyes on that glittering prize Cos I’m thicker…
Meaningless
Meaningless? You mean it’s all been meaningless? Every whisper and caress? Yes yes yes it was totally meaningless Meaningless like when two fireflies fluoresce Just like everything I guess it was utterly meaningless Even…